When I quit drinking because I just couldn't take it anymore, I was resigned to a life that was dull and boring with no more fun.
I found out I was very wrong about all that, but it took me putting in some work to get and stay sober and then some time to realize it. It's like I was blind and couldn't see reality.
Now when I look back on it, I was boring and dull when I was drinking. What a life, either being drunk or else laying around all day recovering from being drunk.